Ewing woman indicted in alleged Halloween pickaxe killing

TRENTON — A Ewing woman who allegedly killed her mother with a pickaxe on Halloween last year was indicted Wednesday.

Regina Wallace, 33, of Ewing is accused of killing her mother inside of the home in the 100 block of Buttonwood Drive home she shared with her 53-year-old mother Sharon Wallace. She was indicted on a murder charge and one count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

After the alleged murder, the 33-year-old fled to Pennsylvania where she ended in a Lancaster hospital where police said she made statements to hospital staff alleging that she had been involved in a homicide.

Lancaster police notified Ewing police of a possible homicide. When Ewing police arrived at the home on Buttonwood Drive, they forced entry and found the body of Sharon Wallace.

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In December, a judge advised Wallace’s public defender to get help for Wallace who was allegedly “bi-polar” and “suicidal.”

Wallace remains in jail in lieu of $1 million bail. The case was presented to the grand jury by Assistant Prosecutor Al Garcia.